VFXWorld Magazine
Google Cloud, Sony Pictures Imageworks Collaborate on Open-Source OpenCue
Open-source, high-performance render manager based on Sony’s in-house queuing system, Cue 3, is purpose-built for the needs of the visual effects and animation industry.
WATCH: New ‘Alita: Battle Angel’ Mirror Punch Clip Sheds Light on Hero’s Past
James Cameron and Robert Rodriguez’s long-awaited epic sci-fi thriller opens in theaters February 14.
VFX Supervisor João Sita Joins Framestore Montreal
Veteran artist previously earned VES Award and Primetime Emmy nominations for work on Netflix series ‘Lost in Space.’
Inaugural 2019 BRIC Talent and Innovation Summit Set for February 9
First-ever all-day interactive summit aims to support the next generation of creative leaders and industry disrupters.
Epic Games Acquires Digital Humans Technology Developer 3Lateral
Adobe Acquires French 3D Creative Tool Developer Allegorithmic
Substance design software, used in 3D editing and authoring for games and entertainment production, is coming to Creative Cloud.
91st Oscars: Disney Earns Best Picture Nomination for ‘Black Panther’
Blockbuster Marvel feature that almost launched its own Popular Film category at the Oscars racks up seven Academy nods, including a groundbreaking nomination for production designer Hannah Beachler.
91st Academy Awards: Animated Feature, Short Film and VFX Oscar Nominees React
Contenders in the animated feature, animated short film and visual effects categories share their initial reactions to their nominations for Oscar gold.
Nominations Announced for 91st Academy Awards
Brad Bird’s ‘Incredibles 2,’ We Anderson’s ‘Isle of Dogs,’ Mamoru Hosoda’s ‘Mirai, Disney’s ‘Ralph Breaks the Internet,’ and Sony’s ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ receive nominations for Best Animated Feature.
Go Behind the Scenes of ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ at SPARK FX 2019
Special Friday night program featuring Sony Pictures Animation’s hit animated superhero adventure highlights annual visual and digital effects conference and career fair coming February 8-10 in Vancouver.
MPSE Announces Nominees for 66th Golden Reel Awards
Animation and games featured in seven outstanding achievement in sound editing categories, while VFX-driven film and TV take spots in eight others.
ILM’s Rob Bredow to Present ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ at FMX 2019
Studio’s head and executive creative director will share inner workings of their visual and physical effects work on Disney's BAFTA and VES-nominated sci-fi adventure.
Autodesk Maya 2019 is Here
Featuring new tools and performance enhancements for faster animation, improved working environments, higher quality previews and improved pipeline integration.
Framestore Delivers Dazzling VFX in Robert Zemeckis’ ‘Welcome to Marwen’
Creative studio’s advanced motion-capture technology and new pipeline for integrating live-action with CG dolls help director visualize true story of photographer Mark Hogancamp’s recovery from a vicious hate crime.
Automated Anime and VR at SIGGRAPH Asia 2018
Exhibition hall highlights included algorithms driving increased 2D character animation production speed and more immersive virtual reality experiences.
Will Writers of the Original ‘Lion King’ Get Credits and Residuals from Disney’s Remake?
Story artists and contributors on 1994 animated classic, made outside Writers Guild of America jurisdiction, may not be credited or compensated by upcoming live-action summer release.
‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ and ‘Black Panther’ Take Home Critics’ Choice Awards
Marvel superhero films awarded for both Best Animated Feature and Best Visual Effects; Netflix’s ‘BoJack Horseman’ wins for Best Animated Series.
Visual Effects Society New York Hosts 5th Annual Awards Celebration
Digital pioneer Bob Greenberg to receive Empire Award; VFX innovators Jonah Friedman and Andy Jones to receive Empire Tech Award.
Nominations Announced for 2019 BAFTA Awards
‘Incredibles 2,’ ‘Isle of Dogs’ and ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ receive nominations in the Animated Film category; ‘Avengers: Infinity War,’ ‘Black Panther,’ ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald,’ ‘First Man,’ and ‘Ready Player One’ nominated for Special Visual Effects.
2019 Academy VFX Bake-Off: Celebrating A Year of Excellence in Visual Effects
Ten Oscar hopefuls vie for nominations at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences’ annual Visual Effects Bake-Off.
DGA Announces 2018 Feature Film Nominees
Alfonso Cuarón, Bradley Cooper, Spike Lee, Adam McKay, and Peter Farrelly receive nominations for the DGA’s top feature film award.
ADG Announces Nominations for 23rd Excellence in Production Design Awards
Awards celebrate “Landscape of the Imagination” February 2 at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown.
Disney Details 2019 Feature Slate
Ten new Disney releases set for 2019 include super hero blockbusters, sci-fi adventures, live-action remakes of classic animated films, and the highly anticipated animated sequels ‘Frozen 2’ and ‘Toy Story 4.’